The best World Cup ads through the years

By AJ Willingham

updated12:47 PM EDT, Fri June 13, 2014

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Ole! The World Cup is finally here!

Feast your eyes on some of the best Cup ads to ever come across your TV

Even if you're not that into soccer/football, you have to admit, World Cup ads are pretty inspiring. Now that the 2014 tournament has kicked off in Brazil, here's a look back at some of the most memorable.

1998: Mastercard, 'Price to Paris' Rarely has Mastercard's "Priceless" bit been more applicable than for a worldwide soccer fandom. Is it over the top? Perhaps. Is it deserved? Probably.

2002: Nike, 'Knockout' Continuing the no-fail tradition of gathering a bunch of soccer stars and letting them look awesome on camera. Add some music and an Instagram filter, and you've got commercial gold.

2006: ESPN, 'Anthem'The main ESPN commercial for 2006 sums it up with the opening line: "It's a simple thing. Just a ball, and a goal."

2006: Adidas, Jose+10Picking teams becomes a LOT more fun when you get to choose from the world's best soccer players. Very appropriate.

2010: ESPN, 'United' Four years later, ESPN did it again. It's basically the same message, but that doesn't diminish the impact at all.

2010: Coca-Cola, 'Celebration'A lot of World Cup ads aim for the epic, but this Coke ad just aims for fun.

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